| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Diener (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Marsala (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Marco Russo inbounds the ball | 35-16 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Alabama | Barry Marsala banks in the layup set up by Norman Hunter | 37-16 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Barry Marsala steps in front of the Samuel Green pass | 37-16 |
| 18:54 | Alabama | Louis Fox double dribbles | 37-16 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters scores on a shot from the right side and the foul's on Barry Marsala - foul #2 on Barry Marsala, team foul #1 | 37-18 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters makes the free throw | 37-19 |
| 17:56 | Alabama | Marco Russo can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Cole Schoenrock - foul #2 on Cole Schoenrock, team foul #1 | 37-19 |
| 17:56 | Alabama | Marco Russo makes the 1st free throw | 38-19 |
| 17:56 | Alabama | Marco Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-19 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Louis Fox steps in front of the Cole Schoenrock pass | 39-19 |
| 17:16 | Alabama | Barry Marsala buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-19 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles lays it up and in set up by Cole Schoenrock and he's hacked by Barry Marsala - foul #3 on Barry Marsala, team foul #2 | 41-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Brown (PG), Rafael Martinez (PF), Thomas Pollack (C) Norman Hunter, Luis Diener, Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (PG), Marvin Torian (SF), Joseph Hubbs (PF) Cole Schoenrock, Michael Winters, Samuel Green | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles makes the free throw | 41-22 |
| 16:39 | Alabama | Steven Brown is hacked by Mark Hendrix - foul #2 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #2 | 41-22 |
| Subs | Alabama | Donald Heath (SF) Marco Russo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG), Thomas Kott (C) Gerald Littles, Robert Wilson | |
| 16:25 | Alabama | Louis Fox knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Heath | 44-22 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Rafael Martinez denies the turnaround by Marvin Torian | 44-22 |
| 16:09 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Thomas Pollack | 44-22 |
| 15:45 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-22 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs gets the rebound | 44-22 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Martinez (fresh) C - Thomas Pollack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) SG - David Labrecque (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joseph Hubbs (fresh) C - Thomas Kott (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Hendrix | 44-24 |
| 15:03 | Alabama | Steven Brown misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Joseph Hubbs - foul #1 on Joseph Hubbs, team foul #3 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Alabama | Norman Hunter (PG), Marco Russo (SF), Luis Diener (PF), Barry Marsala (C) Louis Fox, Donald Heath, Rafael Martinez, Thomas Pollack | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Samuel Green (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Mark Hendrix, David Labrecque, Marvin Torian, Joseph Hubbs, Thomas Kott | |
| 15:03 | Alabama | Steven Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-24 |
| 15:03 | Alabama | Steven Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-24 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-24 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson hits the follow up shot | 46-26 |
| 14:19 | Alabama | Barry Marsala blows the dunk | 46-26 |
| 14:18 | Alabama | Marco Russo hits the follow up shot | 48-26 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Louis Fox (SG) Steven Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:33 | Alabama | Louis Fox knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-26 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles is hacked by Marco Russo - foul #1 on Marco Russo, team foul #3 | 51-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SG) Gerald Littles | |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-29 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Norman Hunter misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-29 |
| 12:33 | Alabama | Barry Marsala misses the tip | 51-29 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 51-29 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-29 |
| 12:09 | Alabama | Barry Marsala gets the rebound | 51-29 |
| 11:48 | Alabama | Louis Fox misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-29 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green pulls down the rebound | 51-29 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green drills a shot from the right wing set up by Michael Winters | 51-31 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Norman Hunter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luis Diener (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Marsala (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Winters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 10:59 | Alabama | Michael Winters takes the ball from Louis Fox | 51-31 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 10:29 | Alabama | Marco Russo is denied on a dunk by Samuel Green | 51-33 |
| 10:27 | Alabama | Barry Marsala grabs the offensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 10:10 | Alabama | Barry Marsala misses the lay-in | 51-33 |
| 10:08 | Alabama | Norman Hunter misses the tip | 51-33 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Norman Hunter steps in front of the Cole Schoenrock pass | 51-33 |
| 09:21 | Alabama | Louis Fox connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Marsala | 54-33 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Michael Winters is denied by Luis Diener | 54-33 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson hits the follow up shot | 54-35 |
| 08:40 | Alabama | Barry Marsala is hacked by Cole Schoenrock - foul #3 on Cole Schoenrock, team foul #4 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG), Steven Brown (SG), Donald Heath (SF), Rafael Martinez (PF), Thomas Pollack (C) Norman Hunter, Louis Fox, Marco Russo, Luis Diener, Barry Marsala | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Joseph Hubbs (PF), Thomas Kott (C) Cole Schoenrock, Mark Hendrix, Michael Winters, Samuel Green, Robert Wilson | |
| 08:29 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez lays it in | 56-35 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-35 |
| 08:09 | Alabama | Thomas Pollack snags the defensive board | 56-35 |
| 07:47 | Alabama | Eric Valentine loses the ball out of bounds | 56-35 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Hubbs | 56-38 |
| 07:30 | Alabama | Steven Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #4 | 56-38 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Gerald Littles | 56-40 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Valentine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Pollack (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Depew (fresh) SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joseph Hubbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Kott (fresh) | |
| 06:48 | Alabama | Donald Heath is hacked by Gerald Littles - foul #3 on Gerald Littles, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Louis Fox (SG) Eric Valentine | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:29 | Alabama | Donald Heath clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Gerald Littles - foul #4 on Gerald Littles, team foul #6 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (PG) William Depew | |
| 06:29 | Alabama | Donald Heath makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 06:29 | Alabama | Donald Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs loses the dribble to Louis Fox | 57-40 |
| 05:40 | Alabama | Steven Brown makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Rafael Martinez | 60-40 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric Valentine (PG) Louis Fox | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG), Devon Funk (SF) Gerald Littles, Thomas Kott | |
| 05:08 | Alabama | Donald Heath is hacked by Mark Hendrix - foul #3 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #7 | 60-40 |
| 05:08 | Alabama | Donald Heath makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 05:08 | Alabama | Donald Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Heath - foul #2 on Donald Heath, team foul #5 | 62-40 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian makes the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian makes the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 04:30 | Alabama | Eric Valentine banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Heath | 64-42 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Devon Funk | 64-45 |
| 03:56 | Alabama | Eric Valentine connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Brown | 66-45 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-45 |
| 03:39 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez gets the rebound | 66-45 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Alabama | David Labrecque is called for the reach on Steven Brown - foul #1 on David Labrecque, team foul #8 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG) Mark Hendrix | |
| 03:35 | Alabama | Steven Brown misses the 1st free throw | 66-45 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs grabs the board | 66-45 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Brown - foul #2 on Steven Brown, team foul #6 | 66-45 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 03:07 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez's floater is knocked away by Joseph Hubbs | 66-47 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs pulls down the rebound | 66-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Eric Valentine (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Heath (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Pollack (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Depew (fresh) SG - David Labrecque (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Devon Funk (fresh) PF - Marvin Torian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Hubbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian scores on a shot in the paint | 66-49 |
| 02:24 | Alabama | The short jumper by Eric Valentine is denied by Joseph Hubbs | 66-49 |
| 02:23 | Alabama | Donald Heath tips it in | 68-49 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque travels with the ball | 68-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SF), Thomas Kott (PF) Devon Funk, Joseph Hubbs | |
| 01:51 | Alabama | Steven Brown's floater is tipped away by Thomas Kott | 68-49 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque pulls down the rebound | 68-49 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-49 |
| 01:43 | Alabama | Thomas Pollack snags the defensive board | 68-49 |
| 01:38 | Alabama | Steven Brown connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Rafael Martinez | 70-49 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | William Depew can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Pollack - foul #1 on Thomas Pollack, team foul #7 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs (PF) David Labrecque | |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | William Depew makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | William Depew misses the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 01:17 | Alabama | Steven Brown gets the rebound | 70-50 |
| 00:55 | Alabama | Steven Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 70-50 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs grabs the board | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott misses short on a shot in the paint | 70-50 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | William Depew pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-50 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marvin Torian | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hubbs - foul #2 on Joseph Hubbs, team foul #9 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG) William Depew | |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 00:38 | Alabama | Rafael Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Kott | 72-55 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Steven Brown misses the dunk | 72-55 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Kott | 72-55 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 72-55 |